Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita — Chapter 194
SiP 2 194.1
।। नारद उवाच ।। कृष्णे गते द्वारकायाम निरुद्धेन भार्यया ।। अकार्षीत्किं ततो बाणस्तत्त्वं वद महामुने
|| nārada uvāca || kṛṣṇe gate dvārakāyāma niruddhena bhāryayā || akārṣītkiṃ tato bāṇastattvaṃ vada mahāmune
Nārada said: When Kṛṣṇa had gone to Dvārakā with Aniruddha and his wife, what did Bāṇa do then? Tell the truth of it, great sage.
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SiP 2 194.2
सनत्कुमार उवाच।। कृष्णे गते द्वारकायामनिरुद्धेन भार्यया ।। दुःखितोऽभूत्ततो बाणस्स्वाज्ञानं संस्मरन्हृदा ननर्त तांडवं मुख्यं प्रत्यालीढादिशोभितम् ।। स्थानकैर्विविधाकारैरालीढप्रमुखैरपि १९। कृत्वा वराञ्शंभोर्बलिपुत्रो महाऽसुरः।। प्रेम्णाऽश्रुनयनो रुद्रं तुष्टाव सुकृतांजलिः विष्णुर्ब्रह्माऽथ विबुधा मुनयश्चामलाशयाः ।। सर्वात्मना प्रपन्नास्त्वां शंकरं प्रियमीश्वरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca|| kṛṣṇe gate dvārakāyāmaniruddhena bhāryayā || duḥkhito'bhūttato bāṇassvājñānaṃ saṃsmaranhṛdā nanarta tāṃḍavaṃ mukhyaṃ pratyālīḍhādiśobhitam || sthānakairvividhākārairālīḍhapramukhairapi 19| kṛtvā varāñśaṃbhorbaliputro mahā'suraḥ|| premṇā'śrunayano rudraṃ tuṣṭāva sukṛtāṃjaliḥ viṣṇurbrahmā'tha vibudhā munayaścāmalāśayāḥ || sarvātmanā prapannāstvāṃ śaṃkaraṃ priyamīśvaram
Sanatkumāra said: When Kṛṣṇa had gone to Dvārakā with Aniruddha and his wife, Bāṇa then became sorrowful, recalling in his heart his own ignorance. He danced the foremost tāṇḍava, adorned with the pratyālīḍha and other (movements), and with stances of various forms beginning with the ālīḍha. Having performed these excellent (dances) for Śambhu, the son of Bali, the great asura, his eyes tearful with love, praised Rudra with palms well joined: "Viṣṇu, Brahmā, the gods, and the sages of pure mind have taken refuge with their whole being in you, Śaṃkara, the beloved Lord."
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SiP 2 194.3
ततो नन्दीशिवगणो बाणं प्रोवाच दुःखितम् ।। दैत्यं शोणितदिग्धांगमनुता पसमन्वितम्
tato nandīśivagaṇo bāṇaṃ provāca duḥkhitam || daityaṃ śoṇitadigdhāṃgamanutā pasamanvitam
Then Nandin, Śiva's attendant, spoke to the sorrowing Bāṇa, the Daitya, his limbs smeared with blood and filled with remorse.
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SiP 2 194.4
।। नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। बाण शंकरसद्भक्त मानुतापं कुरुष्व भोः ।। भक्तानुकंपी शंभुर्वै भक्तवत्सलनामधृक्
|| nandīśvara uvāca || bāṇa śaṃkarasadbhakta mānutāpaṃ kuruṣva bhoḥ || bhaktānukaṃpī śaṃbhurvai bhaktavatsalanāmadhṛk
Nandīśvara said: Bāṇa, true devotee of Śaṃkara, do not grieve, sir! Śambhu is indeed compassionate to his devotees; he bears the name "fond of his devotees."
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SiP 2 194.5
तदिच्छया च यज्जातं तज्जातमिति चेतसा ।। मन्यस्व भक्तशार्दूल शिवं स्मर पुनःपुनः
tadicchayā ca yajjātaṃ tajjātamiti cetasā || manyasva bhaktaśārdūla śivaṃ smara punaḥpunaḥ
And whatever has happened has happened by his will — think so in your mind, O tiger among devotees, and remember Śiva again and again.
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SiP 2 194.6
मन आद्ये समाधाय कुरु नित्यं महो त्सवम् ।। भक्तानुकंपनश्चाऽस्य शंकरस्य पुनःपुनः
mana ādye samādhāya kuru nityaṃ maho tsavam || bhaktānukaṃpanaścā'sya śaṃkarasya punaḥpunaḥ
Fixing your mind on the Primal (Lord), perform the great festival constantly; and (so will come) this Śaṃkara's compassion toward his devotees, again and again.
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SiP 2 194.7
नन्दिवाक्यात्ततो बाणो द्विषा शीर्षकमात्रकः।। शिवस्थानं जगामाशु धृत्वा धैर्यं महामनाः
nandivākyāttato bāṇo dviṣā śīrṣakamātrakaḥ|| śivasthānaṃ jagāmāśu dhṛtvā dhairyaṃ mahāmanāḥ
Then, at Nandin's words, Bāṇa — left by the enemy with only (two arms and) his head — holding firm his courage, great of mind, quickly went to Śiva's abode.
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SiP 2 194.8
गत्वा तत्र प्रभुं नत्वा रुरोदातीव विह्वलः ।। गतगर्वव्रजो बाणः प्रेमाकुलितमानसः
gatvā tatra prabhuṃ natvā rurodātīva vihvalaḥ || gatagarvavrajo bāṇaḥ premākulitamānasaḥ
Having gone there and bowed to the Lord, Bāṇa wept exceedingly, overcome, the mass of his pride gone, his mind agitated with love.
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SiP 2 194.9
संस्तुवन्विविधैः स्तोत्रै स्संनमन्नुतितस्तथा ।। यथोचितं पादघातं कुर्वन्विक्षेपयन्करान्
saṃstuvanvividhaiḥ stotrai ssaṃnamannutitastathā || yathocitaṃ pādaghātaṃ kurvanvikṣepayankarān
Praising with various hymns, bowing down and thus extolling, making the appropriate stamping of the feet, flinging out his hands,
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SiP 2 194.11
सुखवादसहस्राणि भ्रूक्षेपसहितान्यपि ।। शिरःकम्पसहस्राणि प्राप्तानीकः सहस्रशः
sukhavādasahasrāṇi bhrūkṣepasahitānyapi || śiraḥkampasahasrāṇi prāptānīkaḥ sahasraśaḥ
Thousands of pleasant utterances together with raisings of the brows, and thousands of noddings of the head — these he performed by the thousand.
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SiP 2 194.12
वारीश्च विविधाकारा दर्शयित्वा शनैश्शनः ।। तथा शोणितधाराभिस्सिञ्चयित्वा महीतलम्
vārīśca vividhākārā darśayitvā śanaiśśanaḥ || tathā śoṇitadhārābhissiñcayitvā mahītalam
and having slowly, little by little, displayed waters of many kinds, and having drenched the surface of the earth with streams of blood,
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SiP 2 194.13
रुद्रं प्रसादयामास शूलिनं चन्द्र शेखरम् ।। बाणासुरो महाभक्तो विस्मृतात्मगतिर्नतः
rudraṃ prasādayāmāsa śūlinaṃ candra śekharam || bāṇāsuro mahābhakto vismṛtātmagatirnataḥ
Bāṇa the demon, the great devotee, bowing, forgetful of his own condition, propitiated Rudra, the bearer of the trident, who has the moon as his crest-jewel.
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SiP 2 194.14
ततो नृत्यं महत्कृत्वा भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः ।। उवाच बाणं संहृष्टो नृत्य गीतप्रियो हरः
tato nṛtyaṃ mahatkṛtvā bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ || uvāca bāṇaṃ saṃhṛṣṭo nṛtya gītapriyo haraḥ
Then, when (Bāṇa) had performed a great dance, the Lord, fond of his devotees—Hara, who loves dance and song—well pleased, spoke to Bāṇa.
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SiP 2 194.15
रुद्र उवाच ।। बाण तात बलेः पुत्र संतुष्टो नर्तनेन ते ।। वरं गृहाण दैत्येन्द्र यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
rudra uvāca || bāṇa tāta baleḥ putra saṃtuṣṭo nartanena te || varaṃ gṛhāṇa daityendra yatte manasi vartate
Rudra said: Bāṇa, my dear, son of Bali, I am pleased with your dancing. Take a boon, lord of the Daityas, whatever is in your mind.
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SiP 2 194.16
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शंम्भोर्दैत्येन्द्रेण तदा मुने ।। बाणेन संवृणीतोऽभूद्वरस्तु व्रणरोपणे
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityākarṇya vacaśśaṃmbhordaityendreṇa tadā mune || bāṇena saṃvṛṇīto'bhūdvarastu vraṇaropaṇe
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard this speech of Śambhu, O sage, then by the lord of the Daityas, by Bāṇa, a boon was chosen—namely, the healing of his wounds,
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SiP 2 194.17
बाहुयुद्धस्य चोद्ध त्तिर्गाणपत्यमथाक्षयम् ।। उषापुत्रस्य राज्यं तु तस्मिञ्शोणितकाह्वये
bāhuyuddhasya coddha ttirgāṇapatyamathākṣayam || uṣāputrasya rājyaṃ tu tasmiñśoṇitakāhvaye
and pre-eminence in combat of arms, and imperishable lordship among the Gaṇas, and for the son of Uṣā a kingdom in that (city) called Śoṇitaka,
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SiP 2 194.18
निर्वैरता च विबुधैर्विष्णुना च विशेषतः।। न पुनर्दैत्यता दुष्टा रजसा तमसा युता
nirvairatā ca vibudhairviṣṇunā ca viśeṣataḥ|| na punardaityatā duṣṭā rajasā tamasā yutā
and freedom from enmity with the gods and especially with Viṣṇu, and that there be no more the evil condition of a Daitya, joined with rajas and tamas,
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SiP 2 194.19
शंभुभक्तिर्विशेषेण निर्विकारा सदा मुने ।। शिवभक्तेषु च स्नेहो दया सर्वेषु जंतुषु
śaṃbhubhaktirviśeṣeṇa nirvikārā sadā mune || śivabhakteṣu ca sneho dayā sarveṣu jaṃtuṣu
and, especially, devotion to Śambhu, always unwavering, O sage, and affection for the devotees of Śiva, and compassion toward all creatures.
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SiP 2 194.21
बाण उवाच।। देवदेव महादेव शरणा गतवत्सल ।। त्वां नमामि महेशान दीनबन्धो दयानिधे
bāṇa uvāca|| devadeva mahādeva śaraṇā gatavatsala || tvāṃ namāmi maheśāna dīnabandho dayānidhe
Bāṇa said: God of gods, Mahādeva, fond of those who come for refuge, I bow to you, Maheśāna, friend of the wretched, treasury of compassion.
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SiP 2 194.22
कृता मयि कृपातीव कृपासागर शंकर ।। गर्वोपहारितस्सर्वः प्रसन्नेन मम प्रभो
kṛtā mayi kṛpātīva kṛpāsāgara śaṃkara || garvopahāritassarvaḥ prasannena mama prabho
Exceeding compassion has been shown to me, ocean of compassion, Śaṃkara; by your being pleased, my lord, all my pride has been taken away.
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SiP 2 194.23
त्वं ब्रह्म परमात्मा हि सर्वव्याप्यखिलेश्वरः ।। ब्रह्मांडतनुरुग्रेशो विराट् सर्वान्वितः परः
tvaṃ brahma paramātmā hi sarvavyāpyakhileśvaraḥ || brahmāṃḍatanurugreśo virāṭ sarvānvitaḥ paraḥ
You are Brahman, indeed the supreme Self, all-pervading, lord of everything; whose body is the cosmic egg, the fierce lord, the Vast One, comprising all, the highest.
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SiP 2 194.24
नाभिर्नभोऽग्निर्वदनमंबु रेतो दिशः श्रुतिः ।। द्यौश्शीर्षमंघ्रिरुर्वी ते मनश्चन्द्रस्तव प्रभो
nābhirnabho'gnirvadanamaṃbu reto diśaḥ śrutiḥ || dyauśśīrṣamaṃghrirurvī te manaścandrastava prabho
The sky is your navel, fire your mouth, water your seed, the directions your hearing; heaven is your head, the earth your foot, and the moon your mind, O lord.
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SiP 2 194.25
दृगर्को जठरं वार्द्धिर्भुजेंद्रो धिषणा विधिः ।। प्रजापतिर्विसर्गश्च धर्मो हि हृदयं तव
dṛgarko jaṭharaṃ vārddhirbhujeṃdro dhiṣaṇā vidhiḥ || prajāpatirvisargaśca dharmo hi hṛdayaṃ tava
The sun is your eye, the ocean your belly, Indra your arm, Brahmā your intellect; Prajāpati is your generative power, and dharma indeed is your heart.
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SiP 2 194.26
रोमाण्यौषधयो नाथ केशा जलमुचस्तव।। गुणास्त्रयस्त्रिनेत्राणि सर्वात्मा पुरुषो भवान्
romāṇyauṣadhayo nātha keśā jalamucastava|| guṇāstrayastrinetrāṇi sarvātmā puruṣo bhavān
The herbs are your body-hair, O master, the rain-clouds your hair; the three strands (guṇas) are your three eyes; you are the Person, the Self of all.
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SiP 2 194.27
ब्राह्मणं ते मुखं प्राहुर्बाहुं क्षत्रियमेव च ।। ऊरुजं वैश्यमाहुस्ते पादजं शूद्रमेव च
brāhmaṇaṃ te mukhaṃ prāhurbāhuṃ kṣatriyameva ca || ūrujaṃ vaiśyamāhuste pādajaṃ śūdrameva ca
They call your mouth the brahmin, and your arm the kṣatriya; they say the one born from your thigh is the vaiśya, and the one born from your foot the śūdra.
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SiP 2 194.28
त्वमेव सर्वदोपास्यस्सर्वैर्जीवैर्महेश्वर ।। त्वां भजन्परमां मुक्तिं लभते पुरुषो ध्रुवम्
tvameva sarvadopāsyassarvairjīvairmaheśvara || tvāṃ bhajanparamāṃ muktiṃ labhate puruṣo dhruvam
You alone are always to be worshipped by all living beings, Maheśvara; a man who worships you surely attains the highest liberation.
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SiP 2 194.29
यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् ।। विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्
yastvāṃ visṛjate martya ātmānaṃ priyamīśvaram || viparyayendriyārthārthaṃ viṣamattyamṛtaṃ tyajan
That mortal who casts you off—the Self, the beloved Lord—for the sake of the objects of the perverse senses, eats poison while abandoning nectar.
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SiP 2 194.31
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा बलिपुत्रस्तु विरराम शरासुरः ।। प्रेमप्रफुल्लितांगश्च प्रणम्य स महेश्वरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca || ityuktvā baliputrastu virarāma śarāsuraḥ || premapraphullitāṃgaśca praṇamya sa maheśvaram
Sanatkumāra said: Having spoken thus, the son of Bali, the demon Bāṇa, fell silent, his limbs thrilling with love, and he bowed to Maheśvara.
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SiP 2 194.32
इति श्रुत्वा स्वभक्तस्य बाणस्य भगवान्भवः ।। सर्वं लभिष्यसीत्युक्त्वा तत्रैवांतरधीयत
iti śrutvā svabhaktasya bāṇasya bhagavānbhavaḥ || sarvaṃ labhiṣyasītyuktvā tatraivāṃtaradhīyata
Having heard this from Bāṇa, his own devotee, the lord Bhava said, "You shall obtain all of it," and vanished right there.
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SiP 2 194.33
ततश्शंभोः प्रसादेन महाकालत्वमागतः ।। रुद्रस्यानुचरो बाणो महाप्रमुदितोऽभवत्
tataśśaṃbhoḥ prasādena mahākālatvamāgataḥ || rudrasyānucaro bāṇo mahāpramudito'bhavat
Then by Śambhu's grace Bāṇa attained the state of Mahākāla, and, as Rudra's attendant, he became greatly delighted.
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SiP 2 194.34
इति किल शरनाम्नः शंकरस्यापि वृत्तं सकलगुरु जनानां सद्गुरोश्शूलपाणेः ।। कथितमिह वरिष्ठं श्रोत्ररम्यैर्वचोभिस्सकलभुवनमध्ये क्रीडमानस्य नित्यम्
iti kila śaranāmnaḥ śaṃkarasyāpi vṛttaṃ sakalaguru janānāṃ sadgurośśūlapāṇeḥ || kathitamiha variṣṭhaṃ śrotraramyairvacobhissakalabhuvanamadhye krīḍamānasya nityam
Thus indeed has the deed of Śaṃkara — he who bears the name Śara, the teacher of all, the true guru of men, the trident-bearer, who plays forever in the midst of all the worlds — been told here, most excellently, in words delightful to the ear.
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